Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-04

o men and women here aSSemoieu, you
think sometimes
HOW YOU HAVE FOUGHT YOUR WAY
in the world, but / think there have been
helpful influences that you have never
fully acknowledged. Has there not been
some influence in your early or present
home that the world cannot see? Does
there not reach to you from among the
New England hills, or from Western
prairies, or from Southern plantations, or
from English or Scottish or Irish homes .
cord of influence that has kept you right
when you would have gone sstray, and
which, after you had made crooked track
recalled you? The rope may be as long ss
thirty years or five hundred miles long or
three thousand miles long, but hands that
went out of mortal sight long ago still hold
the rope: You want very swift horse,
and you need to rowel him with sharpest
spurs and to let the reins lie loose upon
the neck, and to give shout to the racer,
if you are going to ride out of reach Of your
mothers prayers Why, a ship crossing
the Atlantic in six days can't sail
away from that. A sailor finds them
on the lookout as he takes his place, and
finds them on the mast as he climbs the
ratlines to disentangle rope in the tenn
pest, and finds them swinging on the ham,
mock when he turns in. Why not be
frank and acknowledge 1.-THE most Of Us
would long ago have been dashed to pieces
had not gracious and loving hands steadily
and lovingly and nightly held the rope.
But there must come time when we
shall find out who these Damascenes were
who lowered Paul in the basket, and greet
them and all those who have rendered to
God and the world unrecognized and un-
recorded services That is going to be one
of the glad excitements of heaven-the
hunting up and picking out of those who
did great good on earth and got no credit
for it. Here the Church has been going on
nineteen centuries, and yet the world has
not recognized the services Of the people in
that Damascus balcony. Charles G. Fin
uey said to dying Christian: Give my
love to st. Paul when you meet him" "
When you and | meet him, as We will, |
shall ask him to introduce me 10 those
people who got him out Of the Damascene
peril.
We 20 into long sermons to prove that
we will he able 10 recognize people in
heaven, when there is one reason we fail TO
present, and that is better than all
GOD WILL INTRODUCE US.
We shall have them all pointed out. You
would not be guilty of the impoliteness of
having friends in your parlor not intro
duced, and celestial politeness will de-
mand that we be made acquainted with
all the heavenly household. What re-
hearsal OF old times and recital Of stirring
"reminiscences! If others fail to give intro
duction, God will take us through, and be
fore our first twenty-four hours in heaven
If it were calculated by earthly time
pieces-have passed, we shall meet and
talk with more heavenly celebrities than
in our entire mortal state we met with
earthly celebrities. Many who made great
noise of usefulness will sit on the last seat
by the front door of the heavenly temple,
while right up within arms reach Of the
heavenly throne will be many who,
though they could not preach themselves
or do great exploits for God, nevertheless
held the rope.
Come let us 20 right up and accost
those on this circle of heavenly thrones.
Surely. they must have been buried with
all the Cathedrals sounding dirge and all
all the towers Of ali the cities tolling the
national grief. Who art thou, mighty one
of heaven? II lived by choice the un-
married daughter in an humble home that
might take care OF my parents in their
old age, and endured without complaints
all their querulousness and administered
to all their wants for twenty years"
Let US pass on
ROUND THE CIRCLE OF THRONES.
Who art thou, mighty one Of heaven Il
was for thirty years a Christian invalid,
and suffered all the while, occasionally
writing note OF sympathy for those worse
off than |, and was generally o contidant
Of all those who had trouble, and once in
o while | was strong enough 10 make q
garment for that poor family in the back
lane" Pass on 10 another throne. Who
art thou mighty one of heaven 81 WAS
the mother who raised whole family Of
children for God, and they are out in the
world Christian merchants, Christian me
chanics, Christian wives, and j have had
full reward of all my toll" Let us pass
on in the circle of thrones. IL had Sab
bath school class, aud they were always on
my heart, and they all entered the king
dom of God and am waiting for their
arrival.
But who art thou, the mighty one Of
heaven on this othor throne? "In time Of
bitter persecution / owned house in Da'
mascus, house on the wall. A man who
preached Christ was bounded from street
to street, and hid him from the assassins,
and when found them breaking in my
house and could no longer keep him
safely, advised him 10 fee for his life,
and q basket was let down over the wall
with the maltreated man in it, and was
one who helped hold the rope" And
said: ''Is that alp" And he ansv cred :
THAT is ALL" And while was lost in
amazement, ! heard a strong voice that
sounded IS though ii might once have been
hoarse from many exposures, and trium-
phant as though it might have belonged to
one Of the martyrs, and 1t said, Not
many mighty, not many noble are called.
but God hath chosen the weak things Of
the world TO confound the things which
are mighty, and base things Of the world
and things which are despised hath God
chosen, yea, and things which are not TO
bring to naught things which are, that no
flesh should glory in His presence. And
looked TO see from whence the voice came,
and To- 1t was the very one who had said ::
Through a window ia basket WAS let
down by the wal" "
Henceforth think Of
NOTHING AS INSIGNIFICANT.
4 little thing may decide you all. A
Bunarder put out from England for New
York. IL was we'll equipped, but in put
ting up stove in the pilot box nail was
driven too near the compass. You know
how that nail would affect the compass.
TIE ships officer, deceived by that dis
tracted compass, put the ship two hum
dred miles of her right course, and sud-
denly the man on the lookout cried:
Land h0r' and the ship was halted
within few yards Of her demolition on
Nantucket shoals. A six.penny nail
came near wrecking a Cunarder. Small
ropes bold mighty destinies.
A minister seated in Boston at his table,
lacking a word puts his hand behind his
head and tits back his chair 10 think,
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